Hiccup Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Ok so I am writing a paper on which franchise is more popular and beloved by people across the world. Harry Potter or Star Wars? Book and movies together.
Travod Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Books - 450M vs. 160MMovies - 7.7B vs. 4.4BHarry Potter?
4815162342 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Come on now, you know for the films you can't just throw out bare theatrical gross because of the ticket-price inflation factor. You have to use:Domestic/Worldwide theatrical ticket salesVHS units soldDVD units soldBlu-Ray units soldRental information (of all the models above, as well as online streaming rental via services such as Netflix, etc)etcOnce you have all of those numbers out there, then you can make a qualified and knowledgeable conclusion, Edited March 18, 2012 by 4815162342 1
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted March 19, 2012 Community Manager Posted March 19, 2012 Come on now, you know for the films you can't just throw out bare theatrical gross because of the ticket-price inflation factor. You have to use:Domestic/Worldwide theatrical ticket salesVHS units soldDVD units soldBlu-Ray units soldRental information (of all the models above, as well as online streaming rental via services such as Netflix, etc)etcOnce you have all of those numbers out there, then you can make a qualified and knowledgeable conclusion,To add to that:video-game saleslook at TV: who has TV shows and who doesn't, who has had TV specials and who hasn'tfan-films: I don't mean Youtube ones, but ones that were clearly done over a long period of time with originally shot footagemerchandising salesYou can't just look at books and movies: you have to look at the entire franchise they have set up.
darthdevidem01 Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 It's clear Star Wars comes out on top all things considered. That's my guess anyway. Do all the research that 481 & Water Bottle have suggested.
Noctis Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 It depends. Plus, you simply can't compare the first Star Wars to the Potters as the box office climate was ENTIRELY different back then. Also, Potter-films are bigger than Star Wars in various countries (Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, China, Australia). Now, if we bring the books into the equation, it becomes a completely different story. The impact of the Potter books are unlike anything before. You could easily argue Potter had just as much, if not a stronger immediate effect on the world. Besides, Potter turned millions of kids to love reading. That in itself is a phenomenon.
lab276 Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 But when you look at the stuff Water Bottle suggested, SW comes in way out on top. But it does have a twenty year advantage, so that has to be taken into account.
pinocchio Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 As a worldwide phenomenon Potter cleary wins, no doubt.Doesn't tell you anything regarding its longevity, however.
darthdevidem01 Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 If Potter turned millions of kids to reading Star Wars basically made many directors "want" to be film makers.It's hard to quantify that kinds of an effect indeed.
Rudolf Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 HP is an international book phenomenom. The movies are just gravy. How international it is, is appearant in that the movies were successful everywhere, compare that for instance to The Hunger Games. I was not aware that SW sold lot of books. I bought one in 1978 and read it. It was terrible, just a retelling of the movie.
